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To The Point - Fighting for a better future

    Opinion
  • Monday, August 10, 2015
  • | Nursery World
Over the past few months it has felt as though childcare issues have dominated the political age- nda. As welcome as this has been, the reality is that childcare has always dominated the lives of almost every working parent in this country.

Editor’s view - Using sharp elbows

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 22, 2016
  • | Nursery World
Last week, the jostling between the early years sector and the Government about the introduction of the 30-hour free childcare policy turned rather rougher.

To the point - Strive for the best

    Opinion
  • Friday, August 31, 2012
  • | Nursery World
A recent international study found that UK pre-school provision is among the best in the world (Starting Well, The Economist Intelligence Unit 2012), says Nancy Stewart

To the Point - LA support is vital

    Opinion
  • Friday, April 5, 2013
  • | Nursery World
On three occasions in recent weeks, in far-flung counties, I have been thrilled to hear practitioners presenting passionately to a group of their peers their own learning journeys, and the impact on the children and families they support.

Time for action on men in childcare

    Opinion
  • Monday, January 25, 2016
  • | Nursery World
With the proportion of men working in early years stuck at just two per cent, it's time for the Government to set recruitment targets to address the gender imbalance once and for all, says David Wright.

'Work with us on 30 hours'

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 22, 2016
  • | Nursery World
Sam Gyimah, minister for education and childcare, argues that the early years sector needs to get behind the 30 hours free childcare policy

In loco parentis

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 23, 2015
  • | Nursery World
When I was young, it was the accepted norm that children were parented at home, and educated at school.

From Cinderella to the 4th Emergency Service 

    Opinion
  • Friday, March 20, 2020
  • | Nursery World
Who would have anticipated that a virus we had never heard of could be the last straw to the survival of the early years sector, already weakened by years of under-funding? June O' Sullivan, CEO of nursery group LEYF, on coronavirus challenges

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